diaper check

plural diaper checks · alternative diaper-check

1. CanadaUSThe action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled.

   7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast offered to all children; diaper checks.

   2005, Julianne Wurm, Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers, Redleaf Press, →ISBN, Hypothetical preschool daily schedule, page 61

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   This is to ensure that he has fully eliminated, or if the interval between diaper checks has been long, to make certain that he does not need to urinate again before putting on a fresh change. In these instances she does not praise unless the infant does urinate or eliminate at her coaxing, but she does not punish him for urinating in his diapers.

   1967 [1963], Thomas W. Maretzki, Hatsumi Maretzki, “Taira: An Okinawan Village”, in Beatrice B[lyth] Whiting, editor, Six Cultures: Studies of Child Rearing, third printing edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 469

   Usually, each caregiver will be assigned to the diapering area for an hour at a time. During this hour, it is your responsibility to see that every child in the day care center has a diaper check and a change, if necessary.

   1977, Emily Herbert-Jackson, The Infant Center: A Complete Guide to Organizing and Managing Infant Day Care, University Park Press, →ISBN, page 53

   The chart below is for caregivers to keep track of diaper checks. Caregivers can glance at the chart and quickly see which infants have been checked and when. This way no infant is overlooked and left in a wet or soiled diaper for too long.

   1982, Creating Environments for Infants, United States Department of Health and Human Services, page 49

   If the highest level doesn't quiet and soothe your baby within a designated period of time, the Snoo stops moving entirely and notifies you via its app to attend to your baby. Basically, it's tagging you as a parent to do a diaper check, get a bottle ready, or figure out whatever else it is that your baby needs.

   2024 July 2, Caitlin Giddings, “Is the $1,700 Snoo Smart Sleeper Bassinet Worth It? What to Know Before You Buy”, in Wirecutter, The New York Times

   Synonyms: nappy check